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Show 8 presented in the chapter factors an skill for Pratt's acebunting summar'Lze 'the is made to attempt as speaker, his a qualifications for participating in the debate, 'and his rela t Lonahf.p the to sub je c t and to the audience" Orson Pratt New County, a York; was tenth yea.ts each winter. his p ar-errt s, In the spring of he left home local' school to:C' the a t beride d and from his H322,' be caus e s Lxtih r'o'W monbhs a .. of' the bega to make his to own poverty of The way. eight yeax's he, spent wanC'1el"ing around New York,. Connecti next cut he family moved to, New Here New York. Lebanon, Colu11lbia County, Washington 1811' t he f1ftll child ,of later his Thl"ee yoas poor farmer. his 'born in Hartford; September 19, on ' ,. Chronolog'l and Ohio anpr-errt Lc e tende d , worldng ,as Whenever school. fQl"'la.borer and a 1t was "became qui t e he Daball's Ari t hme t Ic , ,t2" . him to do so for thre three' months two or the end of h1$ at ... familiar wi th ",all the In I rules., in 18256' he tUd1d ai tl1inetic' and . book-keeping he witl:ters of 1822 23 and. 1·92},-25, for Durl ng the exa11101e t possible for cabinet-maker' 55 a as , montbsj '. Boweve With of '1827 one exception,' pll;ta the wil'lta:r of 128,g9 m$.ked fomal 'education. He later wrote of this last '''' school term: HI spent :·f'our. $,l'>;tl'bh$ at a bo&':t'd1ng sOh'col 'or,_ . aoademy, during .. Which,! .made..'mYself.thst-OughlY Qequainted wIth, ' .. geoP' r . phy, gram.mar and s'urveylngt".3 'Ntis would SE1H)' to be'tlC> " News, p.1T. GOrson Pl,"att, uh' IUstocy of Or,on E)ratt,n R.He:tet 62., See L'yon ,Ope c I t, VIII (Salt LaleC1ty', laSS), p , • .,.. |
